Brain scans reveal a bipolar-like link to childhood trauma in some depressed patients

Adults who become physically fitter over a few months experience a larger spike in BDNF, a brain boosting molecule, after a single workout

AI neural network helps reveal human cognitive mechanisms for organizing knowledge about a range of feelings

A new study published in the Annals of Neurology is among the first to link sound sensitivity in people with chronic back pain to measurable changes in the brain - and to show those changes can improve with therapy.

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and memory

Why we still reach for the biscuit tin, even when we’re full: brain activity study reveals that our brains continue to categorize food as rewarding even after we are full…

Chemical changes in a pregnant person’s brain can decrease their “fear memory,” according to research conducted on pregnant and parous rats

In Alzheimer’s disease, glutamate excitotoxicity which can damage neurons through chronic activation is exacerbated by deficiency of ABCA7, the second strongest genetic risk factor for the disease

New-Onset Gambling Addiction Following Treatment for Psychosis

Yaks may hint at a way to treat brain diseases like "Multiple Sclerosis", a disease that affects your brain and spinal cord.Animals that live at high altitudes, such as yaks have a genetic mutation that may suggest new ways to treat brain diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.

Investigation in how language deficits progressed alongside biological markers of Alzheimer's disease found individuals who reported having difficulties finding their words were at higher risk of pathological protein accumulation in brain regions where Alzheimer is thought to first develop

Bilingual brains use one shared meaning system for both languages, but each language reshapes it, study finds

Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy

Children carrying the Huntington’s gene mutation show increased cortical volume and superior cognitive performance early in life

Study finds dopamine makes people move faster when they want something

People with synesthesia experience distinct thematic patterns in their dreams

Daily soda consumption linked to cognitive difficulties in teens

Virgin olive oil protects cognitive health through the gut microbiota

A single dose of DMT administered after cessation of chronic stress reverses anhedonia and depressive-like behavior in mice

ADHD is frequently stereotyped as a condition affecting school-aged children

Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk: Most adults born before 1980 carry a significant lead burden from leaded gasoline and paint

PTSD and major depressive disorder are associated with lasting epigenetic changes in stress-response genes

The quality of carbohydrates in the diet plays a key role in the prevention of dementia

Neurosurgeons are really good at removing brain tumors, and they’re about to get even better

Scientists find evidence of Epstein-Barr virus activity in spinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients

Brainwaves of mothers and children synchronize when playing together – even in an acquired language

Second pregnancy uniquely alters female brain: Both first and second pregnancy have strong and unique impact on mothers’ brains

Modified caffeine compounds significantly reduce oxidative stress and glutamate excitotoxicity in human neuronal cells

Alzheimer’s disease linked to glutamatergic hyperexcitability in RNAseq analysis of ~2,000 human brains

The number of older autistic people is surging

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